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  1. Ogg Vorbis-quick facts on Ogg Vorbis Share Reaches 12.3% on P2P Traffic · · Score: 1

    Ogg is a cintainer format, it is most comonly used to store Vorbis audio. Ogm is the extension used for video in an ogg file. Ogg is currently the best audio codec in doubleblind tests http://www.rjamorim.com/test/multiformat128/result s.html Vorbis audio is used in a lot of the video files on p2p networks etc.

  2. Re:To put 10 Petaflops in perspective on Japan Wants to Build 10 Petaflop Supercomputer · · Score: 1

    I doubt that will advance AI research as far as people would hope. We still don't really have any good AI algorithms and even with that much computing power brute force AI isn't going to work well. From what I understand the brain works so well becuase it works efficiently, its like the difference between a nuclear reactor and a Nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon is more powerful, but the nuclear reactor can be used to do things more effectively.

  3. Time to patent solar sails. on Solar Sails And Space Propulsion · · Score: 1

    1. Patent soalr sails. 2. Wait for Technology to develope. 3. Lawsuite. 4. Profit.

  4. Trusted Computing on Hackers, Meet Microsoft · · Score: 1

    TFA:"That shift began in earnest with a well-publicized memo written by Gates on the concept of "trustworthy computing" in 2002. Security had long been a concern at Microsoft, but the issue became imperative after several high-profile attacks exposed the degree of its vulnerabilities." If getting a more secure "out of the box" system means getting trusted computing along with it I would rather secure Windows myself.

  5. Re:thermodynamics? on Homebrew Air Conditioning for Under $25 · · Score: 1

    Where I live you can buy dry ice at the super market, with a cheap water pump and some dry ice every two days or so this system would work quite well.